Our last podcast episode of 2021 features Shazeda Ahmed on Chinese cybersecurity, technology, and internet policy. Shazeda is a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley’s School of Information and is joined [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #68: More Than One Child: A Conversation with memoirist Shen Yang
Scriptwriter Shen Yang is the author of More Than One Child: Memoirs of an Illegal Daughter, which was just translated into English by Nicky Harman earlier this year in August. She [ … ]
RECAP: London “China Unbound” launch with Joanna Chiu in conversation with Megha Rajagopalan
BY CONNIE FOONG NüVoices Chair and author Joanna Chiu shared her fascinating perspective on China’s rise and global influence in a diverse Q&A moderated by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Megha Rajagopalan. [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #67: Translating Jin Yong’s Legends of the Condor Heroes with Gigi Chang and Shelly Bryant, Part 2
The second half of Gigi Chang and Shelly Bryant‘s discussion about translating Jin Yong’s legendary wuxia series Legends of the Condor Heroes from Chinese to English is here! Guest host and NüVoices [ … ]
LONDON PANEL: “China Unbound” book launch with author Joanna Chiu, in conversation with Megha Rajagopalan
Calling all Londoners: Join veteran China correspondents for a discussion on the human consequences of Beijing’s moves to become a dominant world power, and the challenges of on the ground [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #66: Translating Jin Yong’s Legends of the Condor Heroes with Gigi Chang and Shelly Bryant, Part 1
In a special two-part podcast, Gigi Chang and Shelly Bryant discuss their work translating Jin Yong’s legendary wuxia series Legends of the Condor Heroes from Chinese to English, a revered martial-arts and [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #65: Xinjiang, HK, and Sanctions with Sophie Richardson, China Director of Human Rights Watch
Sophie Richardson is the China Director at Human Rights Watch, a position she’s held since 2006. She frequently testifies to parliaments around the world and is the author of China, [ … ]
Book Excerpt: ‘Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics’
In this new book Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics by scholars Ping Zhu and Hui Xiao, the two editors explore what it means to be a feminist in contemporary China, specifically looking [ … ]
Review: Han Chinese filmmaker Wang Lina’s “A First Farewell” is an uneasy depiction of Uyghur childhood
BY ANNABELLE JARRETT “A First Farewell” follows the story of two Uyghur Muslim children, close friends Isa and Kalbinur, growing up in a small village bordering the desert in China’s restive border [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #64: China Unbound: A Conversation with Joanna Chiu and Madeleine O’Dea
Former foreign correspondent and NüVoices chair Joanna Chiu’s new book, China Unbound, details China’s rapid international rise, and the ways Western nations have contributed to a state of global disorder. The book [ … ]
NüVoices chair Joanna Chiu on the launch of CHINA UNBOUND
It’s launch day! China Unbound is now available as a book and ebook Audiobook on Audible for pre-download, coming Oct. 5 Dear NüVoices community: Thank you so much for your [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #63: China-New Zealand Relations with NZ Ambassador Clare Fearnley
Clare Fearnley became New Zealand’s ambassador to China in 2018, cross-accredited to Mongolia. She was previously ambassador in Seoul, where she also oversaw Pyongyang, consul-general in Shanghai and head of [ … ]
As China’s landmark #MeToo case is dismissed in court, it’s clear the legal system must do more for survivors
BY LIJIA ZHANG Chinese courts should place more weight on testimony and change its stance towards alleged harassers, so that more survivors can come forward. This essay was originally published at the [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #62: Eat the Buddha: A conversation with award-winning author Barbara Demick
Barbara Demick is the author of Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (2020), Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (2009), and Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo [ … ]
APPLY: Queer China UK’s Transnational Chinese Queer Leadership Programme
BY QIUYAN CHEN Queer China UK is launching the winter edition of its Transnational Chinese Queer Leadership Programme, and we’re calling for applicants! Our leadership programme takes place over a [ … ]
Book Excerpt: ‘More Than One Child’ by Shen Yang
BY SHEN YANG Shen Yang came to the world as an “excess child” (heihaizi) and does not legally exist. Born in Shandong China in 1986, she belongs to the millions of excess-birth children who violated [ … ]
Queer East Film Festival aims to amplify Asian communities in the UK
BY YI WANG Queer East Film Festival (15 – 26 September) is delighted to unveil its full programme centred on queer storytelling and activism from East and Southeast Asia. This year’s programme includes [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #61: Decoding Chinese technology policy, with Lotus Ruan
Lotus Ruan conducts research and writes at The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Her work focuses on the roles of [ … ]
CONTRIBUTE TO CHINA BRIEF: Our five tips for policy writing
BY ELIZABETH CHEN Policy writing is both an art and a science, and it can be intimidating if you don’t have prior experience. But if you keep a couple of [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #60: Getting tea drunk, with Shunan Teng
Shunan Teng is the founder and owner of Tea Drunk in New York City, which specializes in heritage, wild, historical, and other famous teas. Every spring, she travels to the renowned tea [ … ]